, a = 9.900(3) Angstrom, b = 15.379(5) Angstrom, c = 8.858(2) Angstrom alpha = 99.93(2)degrees, beta = 93.62(2)degrees, gamma = 100.38(2)degrees, V = 1300.5(7) Angstrom(3), and Z = 2; while 2b crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P-21/n, a = 12.859(6) Angstrom, b = 12.642(3) Angstrom, c = 16.503(2) Angstrom, beta = 102.67(2)degrees, V = 2617(1) Angstrom(3), and Z = 4. The structures were refined to final R = 0.042 for 1b and 0.049 for 2b. The EPR and electronic spectroscopic studies showed that the copper(II) species doped into zinc(II) complex adopts the zinc(II) trigonal bipyramidal structure. The cyclic voltammetric measurements indicated one-electron reversible reduction of the copper(II) complex occurring at -0.74 V, while irreversible oxidation to copper (III) takes place at +0.75 V (vs Ag/AgNO3).